Recording and exhibiting device



W. F. HARTHUN.

RECORDING AND EXHIBITING .DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 21. 1921.

1,414,406. Patented May 2, i922;

a SHEETS-SHEET 1. 6'0

W. F. HARTHUN.

RECORDING AND EXHIBITINQ DEVICE. APPLICATION man JULY 27. 1921 1,414,406. Q Patented May 2, 1922.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

w-. F. HARTHUN. RECORDING A'ND EXHIBITING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED JULY-27, I921.

Patented May 2, 1922,

'1" .0: I 16 .12 w .36 i3 37 10 I fin-1:122:11 n I 29 $4 25 27 I l I RECOBDDTGAND i n mTme QnEyini fla l l whom it may concern "Be it known that WILLIA 'F, HA HUN, a

citizen of the United/States, residingyat Newport; in-the: county of' Campbell and Stateof Kentucky, has invented certainnew and useful Improvements in .'a -Recording of whichthe'follow and. is adapted for use in 7' connection with a telephone, while not restricted tothis use.)

.An'gi'mportant object o f theinvention s. to'f'provide a device of the abovement oned character, having means he a flexible V vide a device of the :above' nentioned char- "'bodying my invention,

takenonline 3-3-of Fig. 2, I I

Fig. L is a similar view takenfonline ofFi'g; 2, V 7 Fig.5 is a similar view taken on line 5+5 f .4 1 s J'Fig. 6 isa horizontal section taken on line 6*6 of 13 ig. 2, s j p I1ig. 7 is a similar view taken on line 7 7 rofFig. 2,; V i 8is a perspective view, of a shlftlng' strip or shee'ti'may be advanced in'either direqtio'n, for exposingfl a selected portion of the strip,' the'advancing-me'ans being s mple 'i n tru t o d g ly "c n ent to GP- eratebfi r iAfurther obyect of-the invention IS' tO PIO acter, having its parts arrangedina-compact manner,- whereby they vmaybe enclosed iwithin a casing or housing, suitable for association' with a telephone.

'A further object of the lnvention to provide simple and reliable means-for sh fting the op erating gear. into I engagement with V either winding gear, andfor locking the op erating gear, in the shifted position.

"Other objects and advantages of'the .in-

vention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

part'of this specification; and .in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout'the same,

Eigfi'is'a front levatlon of device em -v Fig. 2 "so. similar .VIQW, withthe casing shown 1n'section, toillustratefthe interior mechanism. 1

Fig. 3 1s a1 transverse verticalsection?" nfthe accompanylng drawings forming a assooiate'd-element. J

of illustration is shown .a-preferred embodi r 'Pflwhted' y 1 9.2 1; f j Application filed m 27;=192 1 scram;-rmhh; 3

Fig.9 is .a similarview :ofabracket and I ment of my inventiomthe' numeral 19 de i natesa casing xwhich may b zfo a e si metal-1on the llke. 'lhisycasingis preferably 7 rectangular, .exceptingg iior an upper inclined portion. 11;having a"mainopening 12- formed therein; I The'ca'sing lO n ay be formed in any suitable 'mannei' but-it. is preferred that I one?sidel8 ofth'e casing 'be'remo'yable," and "held in plac'e byflscrew's .14; or'tlfl e l-ik e, The, invention :-is ofcourse' not restricted to the a use o'fi'any partioular :type of casing." [The Q .mam opening 12 may be covere'(lji iy a removable: strip15fformed o f celluloid or the" kfi i apted to beheld over;

the" "opening :2

insertion behind leaf p :1 m e .dwithl'n 1 6 asing lO'is'a vertical su'pportingframe 17 held stationary therein by 'scitews l 8 Qfthelike, -Theframe 17' e bodies vertical sides 19- and'QO.

are upper and lower spo rings123f secured to the ends thereof; having Arranged within the' supporting frame 17 1 v v s oryrollsf2 1 and 22,;ias shown. These spoolspreferably haye ends thereof, and journaled inopen' ing 27,

formedinitheisidesoif the'fran1e'17. *The pivot elements- 26 are. provided near their outer ends with annular grooves 28," :to're- 590 ceive 'jfr i'oti'on'lleaf springs -29. which serve? K to prevent the spools from turning too freely;

preventing accidental. movement. The pivot 7 element 26 0f tthe spool 21' has; a gea'r 305 rigidl mounted :thereon, between the: endof 1 g espool and' the asideQO of theif ramegand the pivotjelement 26 0f the lower s'pool has a-si nilarfgear blrigidly mounted thereon The spools '2l and 22 are provided with lon-' .jgitudinalflSlits 1,32.- and 33' respectively, adapt:

ed to receive the endsof a flexible strip or @sheet 34, while these ends may be secured to thespoolsor'rolls by any other suitable means. i The strip .34,-Fig. 2, may be-trans versely lined or, ruled, at35., for receiving the desired (lflii yimd t-helspaces formed b zthese 'transverse linesxnay be designated alp abetio'ally, or sets; ofi thesespaces designated by thefsalne letter, andgthe'sets'iarrangedlin al-.

phabetical order. It isfobviousthat the device. yb'e nsedw-ith otherforms of strips.-

sheets, or charts 34. I

I, formed upon oneend thereof, which eye sur 30 The strip 34 passes over a-transvers e writ ing table or plat 36, arranged directly beneath the opening 12. table or plate is carried by a'pair of arms 37,"engag'1ngthe' outer surfaces of the sides l9fand -20and secured thereto by screws SSor'thelikeQ The arms 17 are bent inwardly near their rear ends, *'forming shoulders "39, engaging the rear edges of said arms 19,-ancL-2Og,and the.

shoulders 39 carry apertured extensions 40, pivotally receiving the shaft 41 o f a guide roller 42. As shown in F ig. 5, the st'rip 34 passes from the table-136 and over the guide tegral The side has a S1'Qt47, so that the shaft 44 may be shifted longitudinally of the frame "17, therealsobeing a slot 48 in the side 1A k 1' h ad 4 p fer y ff heath-the opening12 Suitable data maybe is rigidly secured to the outer end, of-then shaft 44, and a washer 50,' surrounds the bearing; sleeve 45, and is .shi ftable'rover the. ot. 8.1. m -d 'vancethe strip "inan oppositedirectiom'the is moved downwardly; and

ing arm,.Fig. 8-, having anf eye} 51 bentorrounds the sleeve bearing 45,andiispreferably clamped there'to. lThe shiftingarm 50' is arranged inwardlyof the side 13,vand1carries apin or-stud 52, extending through'an S-shaped slot;;53,= andprovidedwithan ex-- terior knob or button 54. I TheS-shaped-slot 53 is provided near its ends with, depressions 54 vand 55, whereby the shank 52 maybe locked therein] By operating the shifting v 4 arm,50 ,.the.gear43 may be shifted into, en-

gagement. with either gear-30 :or 31, and lockedin such engagement. 2 I Y.

The slide 46,"to which the bearing sleeve is rigidly mounted operates; within the. 'l-pockets 55 of brackets 56.

V The ends of these brackets straddle the side20, and are clamped or otherwise rigidly secured thereto; The

brackets '56 are provided-with eyes 5'7efor- I holding the nds of the leaf springs 29. Thenumeral .58, designates a suitably supported pawl, preferably resilient, engaging the gear 30, to permit the same rotating in thedirec- 7 .tion of its arrow, but preventing rotation in 31 3 one side of the frame to move longitudinally gear earned by the provided the same near its top and bottom* and adjacent'its beck with 'ea'rs v', having key-hole openings 61. These openings may receive hooks, employ'an upper clamp bracket- 62,-having a' headed screw or element 63,;t'o e'ntenthe 4 key-hole opening inthe'uppe'r'ear 60. The

clamp bracket 63' has a clamping bolt 64',

- When 'the shifting arm 50 Pr ti g b 'fthereof, an operating slide and arranged between said screws or the'd'ike'. --I may 'and separate'ineans to turn having screw threaded engagement there- .with. The numeral 65 designates a co-acting clamp I bracket, having a headed'screw; or

elementee, to'enter'the key-hole opening 61 in the lo werear;;60.- A clamping screw or ,bolt 67 is carried by the bracket 65. These brackets may be used when the deviceis to be secured to a telephone, at a pay station,

but it is :obvious thatthe invention is in no as any'suitable form 0 may be employed.

The" operation of the device is as followsz wardly, sothat the shank 52 engages in the upper depression 54, of theslot 53,:the gear 43 will engage the gear 30." "The knob 49 may nowbe turned clockwise, and will r0-" tate gear 30, gear30 beingheld 'against turn ingmovementin a'reverse dlrection, The

strip 34 -is accordinglyadvanced upwardly, and the desired portionthereof brought be writtennpon the strip" through the opening,

asthis portion of the strip is directly above thetable 36. Should itbe desired toadthe knob 49. is turned clockwise,ltheistrip 34 will be; fed downwardly.

Itisto be understood" that the form of my inventioneherewith shown and described,

is'to be taken as thepr'efe'rred exam le of the same, and that-various changesfin the shapeQsize, and arrangement of parts may be resortedto spirit of m without departing; from the invention or the scope of the subjoined c aims. Y

Having thus described"my iinvention, I

1. In a device of the characterjdescribed, a frame, rolls pivotally'mounted within the frame in space'drelation and adaptedfto carry a flexible strip @orsheet, gears secured;

tothe ends of said rolls, acasing n o ng.

the frame and having an] opening throng whie'h'the strip or sheet is visible, said casing being providedin one endwith a slot having lateral extensions, "ax slide mounted upon p p p cars, a shlftlng armv connected with the slide and easing,

j arranged between the frame and side ofjthe a e lateral extension carried by ithe shifting arm and operating within said slot,'

and extending to the exteriorof the casing and adapted to be shifted into the lateral extensions of said slot to be the operating gear. I-

2. In a device of the character described,

locked therein, 7

Yes

The gear 43 now engages gear 31, and when a casing provided in one side with a slot, a frame held within the casing, rolls pivotally mounted within the frame in spaced relation and adapted to carry a flexible strip or sheet gears secured to the rolls, a slide longitudinally movably mounted upon one side of the frame and carrying :asleeve bearing, a shaft rotatable within the sleeve bearing, a gear secured to the inner end of the shaft and adapted to engage the first named gears, a shifting arm secured to the sleeve bearing and provided with a lateral extension projecting outwardly through said slot, and a knob arranged exteriorly of the casing and secured to said shaft;

' 3. In a device of the character described,

a casing having a main opening, a frame held within the casing, a writin'gplate ex-; 1. 1 tending transversely of the casing inwardly of and near themaincopening," transverse arms secured to the ends of the writing platefi and bent inwardly at points spaced from? their rear endsjfor forming shoulders en gaging about the edges of said frame, means to secure said armsto the frame a guide WI LIA ART- oax j p L: 

